137
137
Jul 2, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 137
favorite 0
quote 0
relief for those who own big trucks like mine. everything else is getting more expensive. >> the prices are still way up from last year. and that is expected to keep many people off roads this weekend. >>> it's being called a skilled and dangerous identity thief but not a terrorist. the nigerian arrested for sneaking on board without a pass was denied parole. he boarded a plane with an expired boarding pass in someone else's name. the judge says he is a flight risk and danger to the community. >> he had the ability to get on an airplane under name of somebody embassy. this raises concerns. it's something we don't want to see. >> when his bags were searched 12 different boarding passes were found none of which were history. he was previously arrested for refusing to pay a train fare. >>> this 4th of july weekend many will take time to remember the men and women of our military. including those hurt in the line of duty. sandra hughes shows us a unique program that's changing the lives of veterans with disfiguring wounds. >> reporter
relief for those who own big trucks like mine. everything else is getting more expensive. >> the prices are still way up from last year. and that is expected to keep many people off roads this weekend. >>> it's being called a skilled and dangerous identity thief but not a terrorist. the nigerian arrested for sneaking on board without a pass was denied parole. he boarded a plane with an expired boarding pass in someone else's name. the judge says he is a flight risk and danger to...
141
141
Jul 9, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 141
favorite 0
quote 0
they're about up here. >> they get the big table in the center of the room. all right. >> reporter: right. >> thank you. >> does that mean if there is an "a" list, they're a-&, like a 4.5. >>> vacaville, now we often drive right by it on our way to sacramento. >> maybe we ought to stop. according to the city, it's a very fun town. yeah. because 174 cities entered the rand mcnally "usa today" contest which is an online deal. vacaville made the finals. but the city is facing some tough competition. they are the ski slopes of park city, utah and the beaches of myrtle beach, south carolina. >> i think that -- the nut tree. >> my wife loves it. they have the outlets up there. >> there you go. >> it's a winner. somehow we always have to make a stop there to rest. somehow we're there for three hours. [ laughter ] >>> around the bay area today still hot in spots inland but we are cooling off inside the bay. the breeze is blowing and that will carry with it more low clouds and fog as we head in throughout the weekend. and that is going to help to drop the temperatures
they're about up here. >> they get the big table in the center of the room. all right. >> reporter: right. >> thank you. >> does that mean if there is an "a" list, they're a-&, like a 4.5. >>> vacaville, now we often drive right by it on our way to sacramento. >> maybe we ought to stop. according to the city, it's a very fun town. yeah. because 174 cities entered the rand mcnally "usa today" contest which is an online deal....
170
170
Jul 6, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 170
favorite 0
quote 0
it's obviously a natural talent but did you to it was going to be that big a deal on youtube? >> no. it was richmond news station that asked me to do it and i did it for them. defense has always been a lot of fun for me. >> now, baseball is in the family. amy, your sister, is at ucla. and she is actually dating the number one pick in the baseball draft this year, garrett cole. how's that working out? >> yeah. it's awesome. i'm happy for him and both of the them. >> there are going to be two major leaguers until the family soon. >> maybe. >> i don't know how serious they are. one both writer i don't know if you know this has compared you looking like the actor john stay most. have you heard that? >> aubrey huff was the first one to say that. >> really? >> we're going to put up a picture so our audience can see. what do you think? >> i think there are similarities i guess but i don't know. >> you're living the dream. pleasanton product. football coaches out here watching you tonight. so continued success and good luck to you and the giants. >> appreciate it. thank you. >> giants
it's obviously a natural talent but did you to it was going to be that big a deal on youtube? >> no. it was richmond news station that asked me to do it and i did it for them. defense has always been a lot of fun for me. >> now, baseball is in the family. amy, your sister, is at ucla. and she is actually dating the number one pick in the baseball draft this year, garrett cole. how's that working out? >> yeah. it's awesome. i'm happy for him and both of the them. >> there...
164
164
Jul 7, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 164
favorite 0
quote 0
it's powered by >>> facebook is taking a big step. largest social networking site today launched a face-to-face video chat feature powered by skype. facebook users can now chat with their friends for free. the feature is intended to fend off competition from google, which launched a similar service earlier this week. >>> property values continue their decline in california. julie watts explains the big drop in one of the bay area's wealthiest communities. >> reporter: the slide in home values is hitting marin county homeowners hard. 2 1,600 residential properties are now worth less than just one year ago. 27% of marin homes are reporting a drop in value. last year when 21% of home values dropped it was the largest reassessment since proposition 13 passed in the '70s limiting property tax. homeowners who bought in the last six or seven years are most likely to be affected. those who disagree should appeal by november 1. >>> and there is one thing that's going up. that's the average credit score of americans. it's now 696 out of a possi
it's powered by >>> facebook is taking a big step. largest social networking site today launched a face-to-face video chat feature powered by skype. facebook users can now chat with their friends for free. the feature is intended to fend off competition from google, which launched a similar service earlier this week. >>> property values continue their decline in california. julie watts explains the big drop in one of the bay area's wealthiest communities. >> reporter:...
202
202
Jul 14, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 202
favorite 0
quote 0
it really is big news. it's very exciting. >> reporter: dr. grant colfax is director of hiv prevention and research with the san francisco department of public health. he says his finding show antiretroviral drugs can not only treat hiv; they may prevent infection, as well >> that sounds dramatic. >> it's a paradigm shift. >> reporter: the two new studies followed thousands of heterosexual couples in africa where only one partner was infected. the uninfected partner took either truvada or a placebo. the results were so dramatic, researchers stopped the study and offered medication to all uninfected partners. it's a new tool in the toolbox. >> we know that the more options we have for preventing hiv the better. >> reporter: in terms of prevention, truvada offers a double whammy. if you're infected, you're less infectious. and if you're not infected, you're also likely to get it. even so, dr. colfax warns it's not a magic bullet. >> people need to continue to use condoms. they need to continue to get hiv tested, use clean needles if he they inje
it really is big news. it's very exciting. >> reporter: dr. grant colfax is director of hiv prevention and research with the san francisco department of public health. he says his finding show antiretroviral drugs can not only treat hiv; they may prevent infection, as well >> that sounds dramatic. >> it's a paradigm shift. >> reporter: the two new studies followed thousands of heterosexual couples in africa where only one partner was infected. the uninfected partner took...
159
159
Jul 28, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 159
favorite 0
quote 0
big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. clock ti to the deadline. in just six days -- the treasury >>> anxiety about a debt ceiling compromise is rising as the clock ticks down to the deadline. in just six days the treasury won't be able to pay the nation's bills triggering an unprecedented default that could be catastrophic for the global economy. jay dow is on capitol hill where both sides have failed to deliver on promises. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner has a revise the plan that appears to be more attractive to conservative republicans. question is whether it has chance of gaining traction with congressional democrats. >>> reporter: house speaker john boehner is reworking the republican debt plan. a rebellion from some members of his own party and word from the congressional budget office that it did not deliver all of its promised cuts forced him to delay bringing the bill to the house floo
big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. clock ti to the deadline. in just six days -- the treasury >>> anxiety about a debt ceiling compromise is rising as the clock ticks down to the deadline. in just six days the treasury won't be able to pay the nation's bills triggering an unprecedented default that could be catastrophic for the global economy. jay dow...
168
168
Jul 1, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 168
favorite 0
quote 0
it's going to warm up big time. >> it certainly is. and i would not be too surprised if we have a heat advisory in effect by the end of the weekend. we just rotated our camera on the transamerica building and i'm trying to get my bears here. i think this is spectacular. first of all you see the unlimited visibilities. dana just said wow! all right. now we can see at&t park. can you city there? and look at the flags on the fly. that gives me a good indication the winds are blowing out of the west currently towards the bay waters. and boy, that visibility is just unlimited. now, let's jump ahead towards your holiday and what you can anticipate for the 4th of july. we'll see a little bit of that stratus in the form of low clouds and fog banking up against the coast but not hampering any kind of visibility. it's our legal fireworks displays. otherwise hot inland at 96. we'll walk you up to monday. first off out the door into the 60s, right now 82 in concord. tomorrow first day of july, starting off with patchy fog and low clouds and fog an
it's going to warm up big time. >> it certainly is. and i would not be too surprised if we have a heat advisory in effect by the end of the weekend. we just rotated our camera on the transamerica building and i'm trying to get my bears here. i think this is spectacular. first of all you see the unlimited visibilities. dana just said wow! all right. now we can see at&t park. can you city there? and look at the flags on the fly. that gives me a good indication the winds are blowing out...
140
140
Jul 12, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 140
favorite 0
quote 0
it's not happening all the time. >> reporter: but law enforcement thinks it's a very big issue. recently police swept 400 true wants off concord streets this week along. a report found cutting class to committing crimes is a small line, and one says concord is one of the most leanest cities in the area. . >> currently we don't have the ability to cite or fine anybody for violating that. all we can do is return them to school. they often come back again later in the afternoon or earlier in the day. >> reporter: why hoffmeister is planning to support a measure that would impose a daytime curfew on children. the proposals get caught cutting class once and the student must pay a fine. twice in 30 days, and the fine is $200. strike three? a $500 fine. parents who know their kids are cutting would also have to pay up. >> if there's going be fines of 2, 3 or $500, i don't think i would be cutting school anymore. >> if i was in high school, that would tiltly be a deter except for me? that would stop you? >> not going to make a difference at all. >> reporter: some students told us the la
it's not happening all the time. >> reporter: but law enforcement thinks it's a very big issue. recently police swept 400 true wants off concord streets this week along. a report found cutting class to committing crimes is a small line, and one says concord is one of the most leanest cities in the area. . >> currently we don't have the ability to cite or fine anybody for violating that. all we can do is return them to school. they often come back again later in the afternoon or...
143
143
Jul 27, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 143
favorite 0
quote 0
that's the big question. as long as we have flames, we'll have pollutants. that's the scene right now. taking a look from our mount vaca cam, you can see the inversion layer with the layer of smoke just hanging out over the valley right now. currently, the air temperature still stands in the 80s. the humidity is at 44% and the winds are out of west-southwest at 16 and that has been causing the flare-ups with that macro plastics fire that continues to burn in fairfield. the plume was between 9,000 and 5,000 feet but the inversion player which keeps the pollutants close to the is your fast is roughly about 2,000 feet. winds about blow south and west bringing haze to the central valley. we'll see it as long as the fire burns. out and about this evening, obviously we have the haze inland. we have the clouds and already a little bit of light drizzle around the bay. that marine layer is deepening along the coast. here we go with your pinpoint forecast overnight the low clouds the fog pushing back onshore reaching locally inland as far as the delta. then it begins
that's the big question. as long as we have flames, we'll have pollutants. that's the scene right now. taking a look from our mount vaca cam, you can see the inversion layer with the layer of smoke just hanging out over the valley right now. currently, the air temperature still stands in the 80s. the humidity is at 44% and the winds are out of west-southwest at 16 and that has been causing the flare-ups with that macro plastics fire that continues to burn in fairfield. the plume was between...
179
179
Jul 23, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 179
favorite 0
quote 0
something that's a big, big mistake that they made. >> at a news conference today, ramirez's family chastized police for jumping to the wrong conclusion. >>> the news out of los angeles comes just as bryan stow's family announces signs of progress at san francisco general. according to the family's website, bryan opened and closed his eyes on command, gave what looked like a thumbs- up, and then mouthed, stow, when asked to say his last name. that said the family expects a long road ahead to recovery as well as justice. >> there's a lot of work to be done. we understand what a long road ahead it is for the lapd so we are just waiting for the legal process to take shape. >> bryan stow's condition is still listed as serious. we'll continue to post the latest developments on our website, cbssf.com. >>> just two days after they shouted their frustrations at san francisco's police chief, today some people in the bayview community confronted mayor ed lee. tensions are high after saturday's deadly shooting and some are skeptical about the report that the suspect killed himself. linda yee on the top
something that's a big, big mistake that they made. >> at a news conference today, ramirez's family chastized police for jumping to the wrong conclusion. >>> the news out of los angeles comes just as bryan stow's family announces signs of progress at san francisco general. according to the family's website, bryan opened and closed his eyes on command, gave what looked like a thumbs- up, and then mouthed, stow, when asked to say his last name. that said the family expects a long...
205
205
Jul 15, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 205
favorite 0
quote 0
somebody screwed up big. >> not to mention the taxpayer dollars. it took a week to select the jury. >> see you at 10:00 and 11:00. sure, pulling the mold, mildew, and grime from out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, but it also takes a gentle, caring touch. before you can deep clean, you learn to get a feel for its trouble spots. and hey, if you can't listen to grout, you can't truly know its wants...its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer.
somebody screwed up big. >> not to mention the taxpayer dollars. it took a week to select the jury. >> see you at 10:00 and 11:00. sure, pulling the mold, mildew, and grime from out of the porous caverns of grout takes the right tools, but it also takes a gentle, caring touch. before you can deep clean, you learn to get a feel for its trouble spots. and hey, if you can't listen to grout, you can't truly know its wants...its needs...its dreams. ♪call 1-800-steemer.
187
187
Jul 20, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 187
favorite 0
quote 0
they have big guns. [ laughter ] >> they didn't know what to do! >> all right. >>> well, they claimed responsibility for cyberattacks around the world. now a group is brought to its knees. the surprise takedown and the bay area company involved. >>> oh!! >> a media mogul forced to defend himself in more ways than one. why rupert murdoch calls today the most humble day of his life. >>> looks can make you sick literally. it's called sick building syndrome. how this building keeps its workers healthy. >> this was truly a trendsetter for the state. >> coming up next. ,, ,,,,,, [ female announcer ] this is the story of eves. [ eves ] years ago, i hurt my shoulder drag racing. that's when i decided to take it easy, so i took up hang gliding. [ female announcer ] a grandpa who refuses to grow up. [ eves ] the pain was bad, but the thought of not being a hang glider pilot was worse. [ female announcer ] that's when eves turned to sutter health's palo alto medical foundation. [ eves ] the doctors that i dealt with, they got it, that this old guy wanted to r
they have big guns. [ laughter ] >> they didn't know what to do! >> all right. >>> well, they claimed responsibility for cyberattacks around the world. now a group is brought to its knees. the surprise takedown and the bay area company involved. >>> oh!! >> a media mogul forced to defend himself in more ways than one. why rupert murdoch calls today the most humble day of his life. >>> looks can make you sick literally. it's called sick building...
168
168
Jul 29, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 168
favorite 0
quote 0
this is big doings. anything you can make in garlic is being done at the gilroy garlic festival, sunny hot and 95. chance of thunder in the east bay sunday. that's the pinpoint forecast. kim coyle has sports next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> welcome to day one of raiders frank camp inna . the practice feels are quiet now but that wasn't the case about an hour ago. free agency for the nfl begins tomorrow at 3:00 and it's unclear whether the raiders will be able to sign zach miller or nombe. the raiders know who the starting quarterback is but not everyone got the memo. >> who is the starter as far as quarterback is concerned? >> say that one more time? >> who is the gathering in. >> did you not ask me that question. he did not ask that question about quarterback out here today. does anybody not who the starting quarterback is of the raiders? his name is jason campbell number 8. he is the starting quarterback of the raiders period. any other questions? >> reporter: there is no question jason campbell's ready
this is big doings. anything you can make in garlic is being done at the gilroy garlic festival, sunny hot and 95. chance of thunder in the east bay sunday. that's the pinpoint forecast. kim coyle has sports next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, . >>> welcome to day one of raiders frank camp inna . the practice feels are quiet now but that wasn't the case about an hour ago. free agency for the nfl begins tomorrow at 3:00 and it's unclear whether the raiders will be able to sign zach miller or...
176
176
Jul 21, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 176
favorite 0
quote 0
they are not just the big areas that we expect to find them which is los angeles or san joaquin valley or agricultural areas. in the bay area, about 8% of the population is unauthorized and that's the same average in the state. >> reporter: researchers also confirm that illegal immigrants pay federal taxes taxes. the study relied on tax id numbers which many undocumented workers use to file tax returns since they don't have social security numbers. rural counties like monterey, san benito, napa and sonoma have some of the highest percentages of illegal immigrant residents. among bay area counties, santa clara and alameda had the highest percentages. >> i think the study has come out we haven't had like a real number. >> reporter: but the immigrant rights and education network in san jose thinks there are even more illegal immigrants because some are afraid to file tax returns. >> i think that might be a little bit more. i think that there's a lot of people that fear to a certain extent, you know, letting the government know they're here. >> the study comes at a time when the face of im
they are not just the big areas that we expect to find them which is los angeles or san joaquin valley or agricultural areas. in the bay area, about 8% of the population is unauthorized and that's the same average in the state. >> reporter: researchers also confirm that illegal immigrants pay federal taxes taxes. the study relied on tax id numbers which many undocumented workers use to file tax returns since they don't have social security numbers. rural counties like monterey, san...
218
218
Jul 16, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 218
favorite 0
quote 0
reporting live in livermore, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> a big pot bust in the east bay. police seized about a million dollars worth of marijuana plants growing at a remote area of a park. this was in las trampas regional wilderness. 3300 plants were collected. it was in an area between castro valley and san ramon. growers had made an elaborate irrigation system using park water. >>> the mexican army found what they call the largest marijuana plantation. it's on the baja peninsula nearly 300 miles south of tijuana. authorities say 3900-acre operation had pot -- the 300- acre operation had pot plants between tomatoes. it was estimated at $160 million street value. >>> all right. we are going to check in with roberta to see how your weekend is shaping up. >> the operative word is gradual. gradual warming for your weekend. good evening, everybody. this is our live cbs 5 weather camera looking out towards the transamerica building where you see the overcast skies due low clouds -- oh, did you see this? right there. wait. there. drizzle! we have drizzle all associated with tha
reporting live in livermore, i'm mark sayre, cbs 5. >>> a big pot bust in the east bay. police seized about a million dollars worth of marijuana plants growing at a remote area of a park. this was in las trampas regional wilderness. 3300 plants were collected. it was in an area between castro valley and san ramon. growers had made an elaborate irrigation system using park water. >>> the mexican army found what they call the largest marijuana plantation. it's on the baja...
157
157
Jul 19, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 157
favorite 0
quote 0
so what is the big deal? mike sugerman turns to the basics of household budgeting to try to understand the government's money problems. >> reporter: the debt ceiling, a trillion here, a trillion there, it all adds up. what's it all about? >> oh, man i can't explain the debt ceiling debate. >> reporter: it might make your eyes glaze over and it seems complicated put it's simple. consider this couple. >> hello. >> hello. >> reporter: together they make $100,000 a year but they spend $140,000 an borrow the rest. to meet their budgets, they would have to cut back 40%. the u.s. is in the same position. the law only allows to borrow a certainly amount but that law has been changed 10 times in the past 10 years and the u.s. then borrowed more but now republicans say it's time to live within our means. do you really need to get your hair done so often? >> yes. what about the golf game and cigars. they cost a fortune. >> that's my relaxation. i'm not giving them up. >> reporter: so if they don't cut back we'll have to
so what is the big deal? mike sugerman turns to the basics of household budgeting to try to understand the government's money problems. >> reporter: the debt ceiling, a trillion here, a trillion there, it all adds up. what's it all about? >> oh, man i can't explain the debt ceiling debate. >> reporter: it might make your eyes glaze over and it seems complicated put it's simple. consider this couple. >> hello. >> hello. >> reporter: together they make $100,000...
160
160
Jul 13, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 160
favorite 0
quote 0
in the network, everyone can get along. [ male announcer ] brace yourself for the big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. heart burn may be the new normal for most of us. dr. kim joins us to explain. kim. >>> if you keep a bottle of antacids by your bed you're not alone because heartburn may be the new normal nor most of us dr. kim explains. >> reporter: age, stress, awareness as well as our appetite may be causes. no one wants it. millions have it. heartburn. >> it happens anytime i have anything acidic. >> like a burning sensation kind of comes up and then i stick the pepcid. >> reporter: acid reflux is a common problem. >> reporter: this gastroenterologist sees a lot of cases of acid reflux. >> 20% of people in the western world complaining of some type of reflux symptoms. >> reporter: 25 million americans suffer from symptoms on a daily basis. that's up from 15 million just 10 years ago. so what's to blame? we're older, more stressed and eat way too m
in the network, everyone can get along. [ male announcer ] brace yourself for the big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. heart burn may be the new normal for most of us. dr. kim joins us to explain. kim. >>> if you keep a bottle of antacids by your bed you're not alone because heartburn may be the new normal nor most of us dr. kim explains. >>...
147
147
Jul 8, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 147
favorite 0
quote 0
>> the way the kid asked it, he said, why do you have a big beard? and i didn't know how to answer. that just cuz. it grew. >> the beginning of the women's u.s. open round one belonged to 19-year-old amateur andy anderson who nailed this approach is on the out ninth hole. 2-under par through the 12th before play was suspended. so paula creamer defending champ didn't play today because of bad weather in colorado. and so we have a tie of the leaderboard. officer a cell phone going off is about the most disturbing thing for a tennis player. just ask caroline wozniakky. turns out the ring wasn't coming from the crowd it was coming from her opponent's bag. great time for eliza, who was with to be beaten by wozniaky in the swedeish open. don't bring your phone. >> or have it go off an break your opponent's concentration. >> playing in a huge tournament with a cell phone on? >> i'll be home for dinner. i'll get some milk. >> see you at 10:00 and 11:00. it's gets icy to dull pain, hot to relax it away fast. and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i di
>> the way the kid asked it, he said, why do you have a big beard? and i didn't know how to answer. that just cuz. it grew. >> the beginning of the women's u.s. open round one belonged to 19-year-old amateur andy anderson who nailed this approach is on the out ninth hole. 2-under par through the 12th before play was suspended. so paula creamer defending champ didn't play today because of bad weather in colorado. and so we have a tie of the leaderboard. officer a cell phone going off...
169
169
Jul 5, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 169
favorite 0
quote 0
save big until 2014. never go, where children are growing up homeless or poor. wendy tokuda s >> when think of napa you think of great wine but there are places that people never go, children growing up homeless and poor. windy ma queued a shows us how this student riding above beat the odds and it's something no one else in her family ever has. [ music ] >> she always thought that her high school graduation would be the end of her education. turns out it's just the beginning. >> it just never really seemed possible. i just kind of want to show that it is possible with enough work. >> reporter: she grew up in a part of napa that tourists never see. she is totally on her own now, living with friends. this summer she will string together three jobs to pay her way. she was only 8 or 9 when she decided she did not want a life like her parents. >> all of the children that i made friends with in the homeless shelter, all of their parents did drugs together, you know. especially at the time the drug of choice was crystal meth. >> there were times when i would -- that w
save big until 2014. never go, where children are growing up homeless or poor. wendy tokuda s >> when think of napa you think of great wine but there are places that people never go, children growing up homeless and poor. windy ma queued a shows us how this student riding above beat the odds and it's something no one else in her family ever has. [ music ] >> she always thought that her high school graduation would be the end of her education. turns out it's just the beginning....
167
167
Jul 22, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 167
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> facebook and google have announced big employment increases in the valley to come in the next year. >> reporter: but even in tech there are winners and losers. networking giant cisco systems is cutting 6500 jobs. the economy in the rest of california and the nation is still sputtering. jobless claims rose by 10,000 nationwide last week. >> i don't think that we have hit a roadblock. i think that this economy will come back. >> reporter: u.s. signature of labor toured the valley transportation authority bus yard where the technology of the future is getting a test drive, hybrid buses made by hill ig and hayward. she calmed it a bright officer of the court economy and the recovery act which provided the stimulus funds needed to retrain-bus mechanics on the new technology not to mention the jobs created for the factory workers who build them. >> the creation of this vehicle is a green job. how many jobs go into building one us? >> 500. >> 500. that's 500 teamster members that were hoping to assemble a vehicle here. now they can't keep up with the demand. >> reporter: green technology
. >> facebook and google have announced big employment increases in the valley to come in the next year. >> reporter: but even in tech there are winners and losers. networking giant cisco systems is cutting 6500 jobs. the economy in the rest of california and the nation is still sputtering. jobless claims rose by 10,000 nationwide last week. >> i don't think that we have hit a roadblock. i think that this economy will come back. >> reporter: u.s. signature of labor...
209
209
Jul 30, 2011
07/11
by
KPIX
tv
eye 209
favorite 0
quote 1
so it's going to impact for sure and it's going to impact silicon valley and california in a big way because we have a lot of startups as now. >> reporter: it could be a big blow to investor confidence. >> if america's bond rating goes down, if america's credibility abroad goes down, that impacts how our businesses are perceived in very real ways and it can hurt them in their ability to run their businesses. >> reporter: mayor chuck reed says cities are bracing for the impact. bond rates could go up which could make financing infrastructure improvements like roads or sidewalks more expensive at a time when cities can least afford it. >> we are talking hundreds of millions of dollars of obligation and if the price goes up only 1% it could be millions of dollars additional cost to the city. >> reporter: how does that affect the citizens? >> with more money going into paying debt service that means there's less money for services and we have to cut from someplace else in our budget. >> reporter: san jose is one city with its own debt crisis looking at a deficit next year of $110 million
so it's going to impact for sure and it's going to impact silicon valley and california in a big way because we have a lot of startups as now. >> reporter: it could be a big blow to investor confidence. >> if america's bond rating goes down, if america's credibility abroad goes down, that impacts how our businesses are perceived in very real ways and it can hurt them in their ability to run their businesses. >> reporter: mayor chuck reed says cities are bracing for the impact....